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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what do Alice and Fred drink as she prepares to leave town?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Wine.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

2. Where is a reception held for Sven and Margery after they marry?
(a) Church.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Brady's place.
(c) Fred's house.
(d) Margery and Sven's place.

3. What river does Beth say broke its banks the last time it rained as heavily as it is in Chapter 16?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Green.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Salt.

4. In Chapter 21, what time does Deputy Dulles come to get Alice?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 3:15 a.m.
(c) 2:45 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

5. In Chapter 24, what seems to be the occupation of the jurors?
(a) Miners.
(b) Sharecroppers.
(c) Store owners.
(d) Tobacco farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near Sophia's, what creek is already under a foot of water by the time Margery and Beth arrive in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 17, how many books do Fred and Alice manage to save?

3. How long has Alice been at the jail in Chapter 21 when Sophia arrives?

4. How often does Alice bake a pan of cornbread in Chapter 22 to take to the jailhouse?

5. In Chapter 23, from where do McCullough's relatives come?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

2. What do Kathleen and Sophia ask Sven to take to Margery after the baby is born?

3. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

4. What does Fred learn about Alice and Bennett's marriage in Chapter 27, and why does the news make him happy?

5. What is it like in jail for Margery?

6. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

7. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

8. In Chapter 27, why does Margery decide to stay in Baileyville?

9. How does it rain in Chapter 16?

10. What did Nancy Stone say that got Margery arrested?

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